Projects/Oxygen/namingSpec/apps

Specification compliance of icon names

Icon names without trailing stars already exist in the freedesktop.org icon naming specification.

Generic Application Names (in the spec):

 accessories-character-map          OK
 accessories-dictionary             OK
 kaddressbook                       -> office-addressbook **
 kcalc                              -> accessories-calculator
 kcall                              -> internet-telephony
 khelpcenter                        -> help-browser
 kmail                              -> internet-mail **
 kmenu                              -> places/start-here-kde
 konsole                            -> utilities-terminal
 korganizer                         -> office-calendar **
 ksnapshot                          -> accessories-screen-shot **
 kuickshow                          -> graphics-viewer-image **
 kwrite                             -> accessories-text-editor
 multimedia-volume-control          OK
 okular                             -> graphics-viewer-document **
 preferences-desktop-accessibility  OK 
 preferences-desktop-font           Needed
 preferences-desktop-keyboard       OK
 preferences-desktop-locale         OK
 preferences-desktop-multimedia     Needed
 preferences-desktop-screensaver    Needed
 preferences-desktop-theme          Needed
 preferences-desktop-wallpaper      OK
 package-development                -> categories/applications-development
 package-graphics                   -> categories/applications-graphics
 package-multimedia                 -> categories/applications-multimedia
 package-network                    -> categories/applications-internet
 package-settings                   -> categories/preferences-system
 package-system                     -> categories/applications-system
 package-utilities                  -> categories/applications-accessories
 kwin                               -> preferences-system-windows **
 system-file-manager                Needed
 system-software-update             Needed
 utilities-system-monitor           OK
 ark                                -> utilities-file-archiver **

Generic Tango icons in Oxygen:

 krfb        -> preferences-desktop-remote-desktop

Other application icons:

Most other application icons should go to their home modules instead of residing in kdelibs - this not only makes for a better overview but also reduces disk space in case not all modules are installed. And, of course, prevents icons being misused for wrong usages.

 acroread                      ?? needs a spec type name for fallback
                                  RFC: "viewer-document-acroread"
 arts                          -> preferences-desktop-sound
 basket                        -> move to wherever basket lives
 digikam                       -> move to extragear/graphics/digikam
 gwenview                      -> move to kdegraphics/gwenview
 k3b                           -> move to extragear/multimedia/k3b
                                  as multimedia-disc-creator-k3b
 kaffeine                      -> move to extragear/kaffeine
                                  as multimedia-player-kaffeine
 kalzium                       -> move to kdeedu/kalzium
 kanagram                      -> move to kdeedu/kanagram
 kate                          -> move to kdesdk/kate as
                                  accessories-text-editor-kate
 kblogger                      -> move to wherever kblogger lives
 kbruch                        -> move to kdeedu/kbruch
 kbugbuster                    -> move to kdesdk/kbugbuster
 kchart                        -> move to koffice/kchart
 kcmkwm                        -> svn rm
 kcolorchooser                 -> move to kdegraphics/kcolorchooser
 kdeprint-printer              -> svn rm,
                                  we already have devices/printer
 KEduca                        -> keduca (right?), and move to
                                  wherever keduca lives
 kexi                          -> move to koffice/kexi
 kfind                         ?? svn rm,
                                  replaced by actions/system-search
 kgeography                    -> move to kdeedu/kgeography
 kget                          -> move to kdenetwork/kget
 khangman                      -> move to kdeedu/khangman
 kiten                         -> move to kdeedu/kiten
 kjournal                      ?? does it still exist? if no, svn rm.
                                  if yes, move to wherever it lives.
 KLatin                        -> klatin (right?), and move to
                                  wherever klatin lives
 klettres                      -> move to kdeedu/klettres
 klipper                       -> move to kdebase/klipper
 kmplayer                      -> move to extragear/multimedia/kmplayer
                                  as multimedia-player-kmplayer
 KmPlot                        -> kmplot, and move to kdeedu/kmplot
 knotes                        -> move to kdepim/knotes
                                  (and to the notes plasmoid?)
 knotify                       ?? does it still exist? if no, svn rm.
                                  if yes, move to wherever it lives.
 kolf                          -> move to kdegames/kolf
 konqueror                     -> move to kdebase/konqueror as
                                  internet-web-browser-konqueror
 kontact                       -> move to kdepim/kontact
 konversation                  -> move to extragear/network/konversation
 konv-message                  -> move to extragear/network/konversation,
                                  and rename it to konversation-message
 kopete                        -> move to kdenetwork/kopete
 KPercentage                   -> kpercentage, and move to
                                  kdeedu/kpercentage
 krita                         -> move to koffice/krita
 kruler                        -> move to kdegraphics/kruler
 ksim-cpu                      ?? find out which apps use this icon
                                  (or devices/cpu), and make it private
 KSniffer                      -> ksniffer, and move to
                                  playground/network/ksniffer
 kstars                        -> move to kdeedu/kstars
 kteatime                      -> move to kdetoys/kteatime
 ktorrent                      -> move to extragear/network/ktorrent
                                  once the KDE 4 port is finished
 KVerbos                       -> kverbos, and move to
                                  playground/edu/kverbos
 KWordQuiz                     -> kwordquiz, and move to
                                  kdeedu/kwordquiz
 kword                         -> move to koffice/kword
 laptop-battery                ?? another battery icon? svn rm,
                                  or replace devices/battery
                                  with this one
 marble                        -> move to kdeedu/marble
 none                          -> svn rm
 plasmagik                     -> move to
                                  playground/base/plasma/plasmagik
 wine                          OK
 x                             OK ** [see Discussion]

 * suggesting this for inclusion into the icon naming specification
 ** not in the spec, but let's keep it out of there anyways,
    it's not really suited to be a standard icon

To do for Oxygen

Icons that are in the spec, but not yet in Oxygen's apps/ (after renaming) so they need to be added. Descriptions taken from the specification.

 preferences-desktop-font
   The icon used for the desktop's font preferences.

 preferences-desktop-multimedia
   The icon used for the desktop's multimedia preferences.

 preferences-desktop-screensaver
   The icon used for the desktop's screen saving preferences.

 preferences-desktop-theme
   The icon used for the desktop's theme preferences.

 system-file-manager
   The icon used for the desktop's file management application.

 system-software-update
   The icon used for the desktop's software updating application.

To do for Oxygen - not in the spec

Icons that are not specified and do not currently exist as well, but are needed for KDE applications (and not blatantly obvious). Yes, I am aware that some of those are bad (if not outright evil) names. That comes from preferences-desktop-peripherals being classified in the "desktop" preferences subgroup, which is very wrong imho. We need to fix this in the spec (see the suggestions of the categories page), but until then, I stay with specification conform names.

 preferences-desktop-cryptography
   The icon for the "Crypto" KCM.

 preferences-desktop-display
   The icon for the "Display" KCM.

 preferences-desktop-effects
   The icon for the "Desktop Effects" KCM. (New in KDE 4.)

 preferences-desktop-gaming
   The icon for the "Joystick" KCM.

 preferences-desktop-launch-feedback
   You can guess. Really, it's easy.

 preferences-desktop-mouse
   The icon for the "Mouse" KCM.

 preferences-desktop-notification
   The icon for the "System Notifications" KCM.
   (Yes, it says "System" and not "Desktop", but it's really
    a desktop specific setting. Also, the "System" part of
    that name has been removed in KDE 4's System Settings.)

 preferences-desktop-panel
   The icon for the "Panels" KCM.

 preferences-desktop-user
   The icon for the "About me" KCM in KDE 4's System Settings
   (which was named "Password & User Account in KDE 3).

 preferences-system-login
   The icon for the "Login Manager" KCM.

 preferences-system-power-management
   The icon for the "Power Control" KCM. (Although I'm not sure if
   this will still exist for KDE 4, at least in its current form.)

 preferences-system-network-share
   The icon for the "File Sharing" KCM.

 preferences-system-session
   The icon for the "Session Manager" KCM.
   (This icon also exists in the Tango set.)

 preferences-system-splash
   The icon for the "Splash Screen" KCM.

 preferences-system-time
   The icon for the "Date & Time" KCM.

Optional icons

We don't absolutely need those because they are covered by fallbacks: if these icons don't exist, they've got a sensible fallback.

 preferences-desktop-display-randr
   The icon for the "Size & Orientation" KCM.

 preferences-desktop-keyboard-khotkeys
   The icon for the "KHotKeys" KCM.

 preferences-desktop-panel-taskbar
   The icon for the "Taskbar" KCM.

 preferences-desktop-user-smartcard
   The icon for the "Smartcards" KCM.
   (Was "identity" in KDE 3, and is really not necessary.)

 preferences-system-solid
   The icon for the "Solid" KCM. (New in KDE 4.)

 preferences-system-windows-effects
   The icon for the "Window Effects" KCM. (New in KDE 4.)

 preferences-system-windows-decoration
   The icon for the "Window Decorations" KCM.

 preferences-system-windows-specific
   The icon for the "Window-Specific Settings" KCM.

Icons in Tango, but not in the spec

We don't need to have those, but if we do they should be named this way:

 internet-group-chat
   For a possible generic instant messager icon.
   *Very* optional though, as we already have branded
   Kopete and Konversation icons.

 internet-mail
   We already have this from the previous "kmail" icon.

 internet-news-reader
   Instead of "knode".

 internet-web-browser
   For a possible generic browser icon. *Very* optional though,
   as we already have a branded Konqueror icon.

 office-calendar
   We already have this from the previous "korganizer" icon.

 preferences-desktop-assistive-technology
   Tango does this as preferences-desktop-accessibility
   plus an emblem-style gear icon at the lower right.
   Hardly necessary to have.

 preferences-desktop-sound
   Go Phonon go.

 preferences-system-network-proxy
   We do have proxy settings in KDE 3, this might make sense.

 preferences-system-session
 preferences-system-windows
   I really don't get why those are "system" items, those are
   quite obviously desktop items, right? Well, whatever.
   We already have the latter one from the previous "kwin" icon.

 system-installer
   Adept, Yast, Pirut, Smart, or whatever else is out there.

 system-users
   Seems to fit KUser or Guidance's "User Management" module.